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Large speculative short position in canola dips slightly

Net long in CBOT soybeans increases

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News November 20, 2023

MarketsFarm — The large managed money short position in canola futures dipped slightly during the week ended Nov. 14, as speculators bought back some of their bearish bets, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of Nov. 14, the net managed money short position in […] Read more

CBOT January 2024 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago soy, corn slip on improved weather in Brazil

Traders exit long positions ahead of U.S. Thanksgiving week

By GFM Network News November 18, 2023

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago grain and soybean futures declined on Friday as the prospect of rain in drought-stricken Brazil eased crop concerns, while traders exited long positions heading into a shortened U.S. Thanksgiving trading week. Soybeans and corn dipped more than one per cent while wheat fell 0.5 per cent. The most-active soybean contract […] Read more

CME February 2024 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise ahead of bullish data

December lean hogs lower

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News November 18, 2023

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures ended higher on Friday as livestock traders adjusted positions in the markets. After the close of trading, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued monthly data that showed producers placed 3.8 per cent more cattle into feedlots in October than a year earlier, […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle sag on weakness in equities, cash cattle market

Futures prices indicate that cash prices in the south may fall further

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News November 16, 2023

Weakness in equities and the cash cattle market weighed on futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), brokers said. Futures markets rose the previous three days in a turnaround from multi-month lows reached last Friday.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans decline on prospect of rain in Brazil

A large harvest in Brazil could limit global demand for U.S. soybeans says analyst

By GFM Network News November 16, 2023

Chicago soybean futures tumbled on Thursday as the prospect of downpours in Brazil helped offset concerns over hot, dry weather threatening crops in the top exporting nation.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Machinery, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures extend gains, await U.S. data

Fund liquidation and technical selling seem exhausted after driving live cattle to Friday lows

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News November 15, 2023

U.S. cattle futures extended gains on Wednesday as traders adjusted positions after steep losses last week and ahead of monthly supply data due on Friday.

Detail on the Chicago Board of Trade building. (Kevinstack22/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy ends down on forecasts for rain in Brazil; corn, wheat dip

Brazilian weather outweighed support from data showing record U.S. soybean crush

By Reuters, GFM Network News November 15, 2023

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures inched down on Wednesday, retreating after rallying to the highest levels since August, as improved Brazilian weather outlooks bolstered supply prospects and overshadowed demand from record U.S. soybean crushings last month.

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Funds in control of market – for now

Spec funds were keeping a close eye on the weather in Brazil says analyst

By GFM Network News November 15, 2023

With a record short position in canola, managed money is largely in control of the market according to analyst Wayne Palmer of Exceed Grain in Winnipeg.

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: All eyes in Chicago soybeans, corn looking south

Soybeans have been trending higher over the past few weeks, while corn touched two-year lows

By GFM Network News November 15, 2023

Shifting South American weather forecasts will likely keep the soybean and corn markets at the Chicago Board of Trade on edge over the next few months, as crops in Brazil and Argentina develop.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Short-covering boosts CME cattle after recent decline

The U.S. hog market traded sideways on Tuesday

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News November 14, 2023

Chicago | Reuters — Short-covering lifted Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder futures on Tuesday, analysts said, extending a recovery from springtime lows reached last week. The markets were due to rise after recent fund liquidation and technical selling left the market oversold, analysts said. “The main thing is some short-covering here,” said Austin […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures spike, hogs mixed

U.S. grains: Soybean ease on harvest pressure, competition from Brazil

Russia’s top agriculture official blames low global grain prices for export slowdown

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Large speculative short position in canola dips slightly

U.S. grains: Chicago soy, corn slip on improved weather in Brazil

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise ahead of bullish data

U.S. livestock: CME cattle sag on weakness in equities, cash cattle market

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans decline on prospect of rain in Brazil

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures extend gains, await U.S. data

U.S. grains: Soy ends down on forecasts for rain in Brazil; corn, wheat dip

ICE weekly outlook: Funds in control of market – for now

CBOT weekly outlook: All eyes in Chicago soybeans, corn looking south

U.S. livestock: Short-covering boosts CME cattle after recent decline

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